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Scatter attenuation tomography using a monochromatic radiation source

  • US 8,842,808 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2011
  • Issued: 09/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An x-ray inspection system for characterizing an object, the x-ray inspection system comprising:

  • a source for generating an incident beam of substantially monochromatic penetrating radiation, the incident beam characterized by a propagation axis and a source energy;

    a plurality of detector elements disposed about the beam of penetrating radiation, each detector element generating a detector signal characterizing a detected energy of scattered radiation;

    a processor input adapted to receive the detector signal characterizing radiation scattered from at least one scattering point of the object illuminated by the incident beam; and

    a processor adapted to determine a displacement for each scattering point of the object relative to a fiducial position on the propagation axis of the incident beam on a basis of the detected energy of the scattered radiation.

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